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State Scum Protect Hunt Scum (again)

sab | 01.12.2006 12:31 | Animal Liberation | Repression | Social Struggles | South Coast

Yesterday four hunt saboteurs were arrested under section 5 of the Public Order Act, as they followed a beagle pack near Chipping Sodbury, just outside Bristol.

Yesterday four hunt saboteurs were arrested under Section 5 of the Public Order Act.

Yesterday Bristol and Bath hunt sabs paid a visit to a beagle pack just outside Chipping Sodbury. The groups followed a tip-off from a League Against Cruel Sports hunt monitor that the hunt were still illegally hunting hares.

The sabs arrived at the meeting point at 1pm and followed the hunt as they walked their hounds along the road. The hunt claimed that they were following a trail, explaining that as the law changed, they changed (ha!). The saboteurs explained that they had no problem with trail hunting and would not disrupt the hunt unless they started to hunt hares, as they reminded them, illegal hunting.

After following the hunt for a good half-hour, preventing them from hunting nearby fields, four police officers turned up, threatening to arrest the saboteurs if they didn't take their masks off. The police did not give the sabs a chance to however and arrested one sab before he had the chance to reach for his mask. The rest of the sabs complied with the order and removed their masks, continuing to follow the hunt. However police backup arrived and promptly arrested three other sabs, who resisted, believing that they had been unfairly arrested.

The sabs were offered a fixed penalty notice with a fine of £80 which they may contest at a later date. Two sabs decided that this option was preferrable to spending the rest of the day in the custody of the state. This allowed one sab the opportunity to return and continue to follow the hunt. The other two sabs refused to accept the fixed penalty, after all, the pigs seemed so keen to get them to accept, that was enough to make them suspicious! They were held in Southmead Police Station, in custody for a total of 9 hours, and released unfortunately just after pub closing time.

The ban has had NO effect on hunting, if anything it has helped them because people don't think it's necessary to sab any more. The police announced as the Hunting Act was passed that they don't have the resources to enforce it. The police continue to not only turn a blind eye to the hunts continuing to kill hares and foxes, they actively facilitate this. Since the ban came into “effect” Bristol and Bath sabs have seen the police:

block the road to prevent sabs following hunts
repeatedly and SLOWLY searching sab vehicles to prevent sabs from following the hunt
“lose” footage of the hunt attacking sabs
fail to prosecute huntsmen despite clear video footage being presented showing the sabs being assaulted
fail to respond to emergency calls when sabs were being attacked by the hunt
repeatedly threaten sabs with arrest and continue to arrest sabs.

This is clear example the police force acting to protect the ruling classes, those with the money and power to secure virtual police immunity.

Sabbing is now as important as it ever was.

Hunt sabotage is a non-violent form of action (at least on the part of the sabs). Our tactics focus entirely on diverting the houds from the scent of their quarry (the animal they're trained to kill). We do this by:
using hunt horns to attract the attention of the hounds
masking the scent of the quarry with citronella spray
using the sound of a cracking whip to “rate” the hounds, ie stop them from following the quarry

to get involved with sabbing contact your local group:

 http://bbhuntsabs.rbgi.net
www.league.org.uk

Contact the Bath group:
 bathsabs@fsmail.net
Tel: 07900181683

BATH HUNT SABS
P.O. BOX 426
BATH BA1 2ZD

Contact the Bristol group:

 bristolhuntsabs@linuxmail.org
Tel: 07724077505
BRISTOL HUNT SABS
C/O KEBELE
14 ROBERTSON ROAD
EASTON
BRISTOL BS5 6JY

sab

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